Meet your new travel buddy. Made with rugged, oil-tanned leather, this Ethiopian bag combines classic and cool.
To protect leather, use a stain and water-resistant spray safe for leather. Follow directions carefully to prevent damaging your piece. Test a small patch first. To spot clean, use a damp cloth to rub saddle soap into the leather and work soap into a light lather. Wipe away lather and air dry.
In Ethiopia, we partner with Artisan Businesses seeking to bring hope and dignified work to women who have been made vulnerable by their circumstances. Many of the women who craft our pieces are beginning new lives after working on the streets of Addis Ababa. Through fair and meaningful work, these women are pulling themselves out of poverty—and rediscovering their value and worth.
As they move through fields of coffee, wheat, and sorghum, Ethiopian farmers scan the ground for a very different harvest—artillery shells from former conflicts. Local craftsmen melt the shells down to create beautiful beads, then transport the beads to women in Addis Ababa who string them into beautiful accessories.
